Venceslau Brás

This article is about the Brazilian president. For the Brazilian city in Minas Gerais State, see Wenceslau Braz, Minas Gerais. For the Brazilian city in Paraná State, see Wenceslau Braz, Paraná.

Venceslau Brás
9th President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1914 – 15 November 1918
Vice President	Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Preceded by	Hermes da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Delfim Moreira
Personal details
Born	(1868-02-26)26 February 1868 Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil
Died	15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 98) Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Mineiro Republican Party – PRM
^1 President elect Rodrigues Alves died before assuming office.

Venceslau Brás declares war against the German Empire. At his side, the former president and interim Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nilo Peçanha, and the president of Minas Gerais and future president, Delfim Moreira.

Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [vẽȷ̃sɪzˈlaʊ̯ ˈbɾas peˈɾejɾɐ ˈɡõmɪs]; 26 February 1868 – 15 May 1966) was a Brazilian politician. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca. He was elected president in 1914 and served until 1918. His government declared war on the German Empire in October 1917 during World War I. He was the longest-lived Brazilian president, reaching 98 years of age.

Political offices
Preceded by Hermes da Fonseca	President of Brazil 1914–1918	Succeeded by Delfim Moreira
Preceded by None, eventually Nilo Peçanha	Vice-President of Brazil 1910–1914	Succeeded by Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo
Government offices
Preceded by Júlio Bueno Brandão	President of Minas Gerais 1909–1910	Succeeded by Júlio Bueno Brandão